Critical.
Authoritative.
Strategic.
Subscribe to CIO Magazine »

University of Newcastle on the hunt for a CIO

New CIO to replace Mary Sharp, who is now head of IT for UTS Insearch

The University of Newcastle (UoN) is searching for a CIO to help lead its strategic plan to be a global leader in education, research and innovation by 2025.

The new CIO will replace Mary Sharp, who quit her post for a new role as head of IT for UTS Insearch, a Sydney-based higher education institution and pathway provider to the University of Technology.

According to a UoN spokesperson, Ann Walters, associate director of IT client services, is acting CIO until the new CIO is appointed.

The CIO will play a key role in the development of the university's NeW Directions Strategic Plan 2013-2015 by introducing new technologies to streamline activities and improve efficiency, and advancing the student learning experience through technology, the university said.

Reporting to the chief operating officer, the CIO will also be responsible for operating, delivering and supporting the university’s ICT solutions, as well as managing the ICT strategic governance framework, the UoN said.

Successful candidates will need to demonstrate their ability to plan and implement on organisational change, and provide advice on new trends and technologies that deliver on strategic objectives.

A copy of the strategic plan can be found on the UoN website, which includes the strategic objectives for IT.

According to the job advertisement on Seek, the university is offering an “attractive” remuneration package and is on a full time, five-year fixed-term basis with the possibility to be reappointed after the fixed-term period.

Applications close on 8 March 2013, the UoN said.

Follow Rebecca Merrett on Twitter: @Rebecca_Merrett

Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia

Recommended

  1. Quantum computers will be commercially available in 20 ...

  2. Project management methodologies

  3. From CMO to CEO: Anametrix’s Pelin Thorogood

    CMO

Join the CIO Australia group on LinkedIn. The group is open to CIOs, IT Directors, COOs, CTOs and senior IT managers.

More about: Facebook, Sharp, Technology, University of Newcastle, University of Newcastle, UTS
References show all
Comments are now closed.
Related Coverage
Related Whitepapers
Latest Stories
Community Comments
Tags: University of Newcastle, CIO Careers, education innovation, IT careers, ICT careers
Latest Blog Posts
Whitepapers
  • New Demands for Real-time Threat Management
    Many organisations are evaluating a new security model based upon IT risk management best practices. This is a good idea, but not enough for today’s dynamic and malevolent threat landscape. To keep up with IT changes and external threats, large organisations need to embrace two new security practices: real-time risk management for day-to-day security adjustments and real-time threat management to detect and remediate sophisticated, stealthy, and damaging security breaches (i.e., advanced persistent threats, or APTs). Learn more.
    Learn more »
  • Deploying Flash in the Enterprise
    Flash is quickly emerging as the preferred way to overcome the nagging performance limitations of hard disk drives. However, because flash comes at a significant price premium, outright replacement of HDDs with flash only makes sense in situations in which capacity requirements are relatively small and performance requirements are high. Learn how deployment approaches-including hybrid storage arrays, server flash, and all-flash arrays-that combine the performance of flash with the capacity of HDDs can be cost effective for a broad range of performance requirements.
    Learn more »
  • Customer Success - Slater & Gordon Lawyers
    Lawyers work hard, and they work fast. Any activity that takes their focus away from the task at hand represents lost productivity and lost revenue. Slater & Gordon Lawyers needed to filter spam and email-borne malware and provide high availability for email. Results from the business solution they chose include 250 hours of IT staff time reclaimed annually for other tasks, long delays in email delivery alleviated, reduced email-related storage costs, and email failover to the cloud in minutes, avoiding hours-long outages. Find out how they got these results.
    Learn more »
All whitepapers
rhs_login_lockGet exclusive access to Invitation only events CIO, reports & analysis.
Recent comments